BackendHigh signalAround since 2012
Elixir / Phoenix
Also written as Elixir, Phoenix Framework, Erlang, BEAM
Elixir is a language built on Erlang's platform (BEAM), designed for systems handling huge numbers of simultaneous connections that must not go down, such as chat, telecoms and real-time apps. Phoenix is its web framework.
Think of it like
A telephone exchange built to keep millions of calls going even when individual lines fail.
Junior or senior?
A niche with a small, strong talent pool. Candidates from Ruby or functional-programming backgrounds often pick it up quickly, so widen the net.
Ask them
“What did Elixir make easy that would have been hard in another language?”